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Deserts

Carlos Portugal, translated by Asheley Nova Navarro -
“The best thing about events like this is getting drunk. This is real networking!” Bruno said to me, laughing loudly, taking a sip from...

But That Was In Another Country

Elaine L. Wang -
Construction has ceased for the day, though dust is still drifting up. The skies deepen in hue while yellowing by the edges. An opening...

Wet and Dry

Sam Franzini -
That summer, Matt would come to my garage all the time to watch a podcast hosted by two Ashkenazi guys we liked. One was...

Jaw Filler

Maz Murray and Charlie Markbreiter -
KEVIN They say being a cult leader takes rizz. But you just need to be a good listener. Some trans men don’t like to talk about...

Sentiment, or Joan

Lucy Ives -
Here is a minor event—about which I (your narrator) know some things.  See above. Follow my arrow. At some point during the last two or three years,...

The Sumerians

Amanda Larson -
The feral child Genie had been photographed in a beaded necklace that honestly resembled the garb of the Berbers; I did not see how...

Good Education

Bobuq Sayed -
My father and his twin brother used to wrestle each other behind a gas station that was owned continuously by our family since the...

Pediatric Cardiology

Parker Young -
I’m at home working on my cover letter when I miss a call from the pediatric cardiologist. Or it might be from a nurse...

Wife Two

Diana Kole -
Devon met Thom at work. Thom was very tall. He was American, too. They were two Americans in London, working as copywriters. “My wife used...

True Crime

Maggie Siebert -
He’s fatter. It’s the first thing I notice. Before the tubes protruding from every hole in his face; before his legs, spread, suspended and...

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